1928 Muslim Brotherhood formed. Divisions develop between the increasingly conservative leadership and younger members eager for change
Fighting between the revolutionary movement and the state erupted again in Tunisia last weekend. Police attacked protesters, killing at least three.
The past week has been one of turmoil in Egypt. Plain clothes police, security forces and paid thugs brutally attacked protesters in Tahrir Square in central Cairo on Wednesday of last week.
"If Mubarak goes and the people are still in the streets, it will open the doors to a great revolution. But if the popular mobilisation slows and the streets are quiet, then we face a terrible reaction.
"I was running away from Mubarak’s thugs. I went to army officials and showed them my British passport and Egyptian ID.
"We want trade union solidarity, not solidarity from international governments.
ACROSS THE world people have shown support for the Egyptian revolution.
Vast numbers of protesters have again filled the streets across Egypt to demand an end to Hosni Mubarak and his regime. By the middle of the day, Al-Jazeera was reporting that around one million were crammed into Tahrir Square in Cairo and the surrounding area.
A eye witness in Tahrir Square reports,"Walking into the square, rubble everywhere. Most people wearing head bandages, limping, wrapped in blankets. Some being treated by exhausted doctors. There is a woman speaking on a loud speaker. People smiling wearily with the victory after 11 hours of intense street fighting, with at least 1500 injured and unknown numbers killed.
Today there were determined efforts to crush the Egyptian revolution.
The Egyptian regime of Hosni Mubarak is attempting to turn back the revolution in Egypt today.
Imperialist domination of the Middle East, and resistance to it, have shaped Egypt for more than 100 years. The 30-year
